Bills in the 2018 Regular Session, House.
Adrienne Wooten
Sponsored
Passed the House1
Municipal special sales tax; extend date of repeal on law authorizing certain municipalities to impose.
In committee20
Family Empowerment Initiative; create.
Expunction; revise.
Unemployment benefits; remove one-week waiting period for.
Mortgages; establish foreclosure procedures giving borrowers a chance to modify their loans first.
Nursing homes; require to purchase and maintain a minimum amount of liability insurance.
Check cashers; require to extend one check to cover amount of loan for all loans exceeding $100.00.
Appropriation; Jackson Public School District for costs of repair/renovation of schools and operation of district.
Tort immunity; remove specific exemption when police action results in serious injury or death.
Property exempt from seizure; expand exemption for cash on hand to include funds in a financial institution account.
Financial Literacy Program; expand grades in which school district may implement.
School discipline plans; require districts to provide alternative approach to expulsion, suspension and isolation.
Appropriation; City of Jackson for additional police officers and vehicles.
Check cashers; reduce maximum rate of interest that may be charged for cashing checks.
Mortgages; establish alternative foreclosure procedures giving borrowers a chance to modify their loans first.
Bonds; authorize issuance to assist with improvements to Smith Park in Jackson.
Imposition of special 1 cent sales tax on gross proceeds of sales or gross income for businesses in municipality with pop. of 150,000; remove repealer on.
Child support delinquency guidelines; establish with limitation on imprisonment for contempt.
Debtor's prison; authorize for failure to pay fines, fees and assessments.
Death caused by law enforcement officer; require independent investigations of.
Fees associated with successful prosecutions of paternity cases; revise.
Co-sponsored
Became law · 1
City of Jackson; extend the repeal date on the Jackson Convention and Visitors Bureau and the tax that supports it.
In committee · 3
Teachers salaries; provide for $4,000.00 increase over four years at $1,000.00/year beginning with the 2018-2019 term.
Contraceptives; require insurers, Medicaid and the State Health Plan to cover without cost sharing.
Ad valorem tax; exempt property of Alcorn State University leased to private entities for student housing.